Improvement in machine fob distributing fertilizers



J. S. EDWARDS; MACHINE FOR DISTRIBUTING FERTILIZERS.

No. 75,252. Patented Mar. 10. 1868.

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Lam Patent No. 75,252, dated March 10, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN MAGHINE FOB DISTRIBUTING PERTILIZERS.

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TO ALL WHOM, IT MAY CONGERN:

v Be'it known that I, JESSE S. EDWARPS, of Mcdi'ord, it: the county ofBurlington, and State of Nev} Jersey, have invented a new and nsefulMaphine for Drilling Fertilizers in a Row; and I do hereby declare thatthe fcllowing is a full and exact. description thereof, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon. V

-The nature of my invention consists in providing at once a machine tofertilize the rows and plough the fertilizer in; at the same time, toregulate theamount of fertilizer to be used, and covering it at anydepth desired.

To enable others skilled in the:ar't to make and use my invention,"Iwill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

I construct my fertilizer on a common cart-running gear, or any otherrunning-gear suited to the purpose, with simple additions to suit theapplication of my invention thereto, whilst the additions made to suitthese inventions do not 'sfl'ect the utility of therunning-gcar whenplaced under a cart-body, as before.

Figure 1 is atop view of the fertilizer.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the some.

I insert the box A in the above-described running-gear, into which boxthe fertilizer is deposited, andfed through-by the feeder G, kept' inmotion by the small cogwheel C, in connection with the large cog-wheelD, which is attached to and receives its motivepower from the mainwheel. The flow of the fertilizer is regulated by the slide E. Bymeansof the lever a the small cog-Wheel C may be disconnected from thelarge cog-wheel D, and replaced at will, by means of the lever a, theadvantages of which are apparent. The additions-l'to'the shaft are tosupport the ploughsB and the necessary gear to them. These ploughs mayhe raised or lowered, so as to cover the fertilizer in the rows at anydepth desired, the depth to lie-regulated by pins placed in the uprightscl above, and resting on the additions to the shafts, J, beforedescribed.

By means of the lever a, the workings of which may be seen on theaccompanying drawings, the ploughs may be raised'when the machine is notin operation, so that they may not encounter obstructions in passingover fields and roads. The driver, in his seat, marked H on thedrawings, can easily govern the operations of the leversb and a withoutrising. The rods passing from th shafts to the ploughs not all thestrength required. l

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The arrangement of the hopper A, distributing-shaft G, wheels C and D,on purpose specified.

v JESSE S. EDWARDS. Witnesses:

WM. P. COPELAND, WM. H. Nsw'roN.

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